tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post5412062357885664713..comments2017-12-04T04:56:09.191+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Gollum in the DSMEric Cramptonhttps://plus.google.com/102876427381051012772noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-35277167803831993452011-07-07T22:50:06.128+12:002011-07-07T22:50:06.128+12:00yes Eric you go far here,as you always do, and you...yes Eric you go far here,as you always do, and you are correct especially in your dismissal of the American psychiatrists diagnostic bible.paul scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675247055484136242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-69482199580287112292010-02-26T09:54:04.392+13:002010-02-26T09:54:04.392+13:00@Tom: It&#39;s clearly time I re-read the series. ...@Tom: It&#39;s clearly time I re-read the series. I&#39;d thought it was Gandalf who&#39;d tracked him in the interval post &quot;The Hobbit&quot;, but what you&#39;re saying sounds right.<br /><br />I do find Ilya&#39;s argument on Volokh compelling: it&#39;s hard to reject the null that Gollum acted rationally in his self interest the entire time. Extreme life extension at moderate cost; anger that source of life extension was stolen by a burgaler. It&#39;s more like if heroin actually did give you superpowers....Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-10012486177022182092010-02-25T21:44:52.924+13:002010-02-25T21:44:52.924+13:00@Crampton:
It is worth bearing in mind that Gollu...@Crampton:<br /><br />It is worth bearing in mind that Gollum was previously in Aragorn’s custody, and Aragorn was unable to treat him. He was accordingly remanded to the custody of the Elves, whose medical arts also were unequal to the task. As <i>athelas</i> or kingsfoil was known to both Aragorn and the Elves, we must regretfully assume that it was not an efficacious specific for Gollum’s condition.<br /><br />A diagnosis of severe substance addiction, complicated by antisocial personality disorder, I believe is the best way to account for the observed facts. Note that Frodo, who suffered from the same addiction, obtained some relief from withdrawal symptoms after the Ring was destroyed by wearing a jewel on a neck chain as a substitute. This suggests that a good stiff course of methadone might have been a more appropriate treatment for Gollum.Tom Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067031472666752839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-84941800429348551512010-02-22T13:59:29.615+13:002010-02-22T13:59:29.615+13:00I&#39;m not sure those tests were commonly availab...I&#39;m not sure those tests were commonly available in Middle Earth. But I&#39;m reasonably sure that treatment by Aragon using <a href="http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Kingsfoil" rel="nofollow">Kingsfoil</a> would have been just the thing.Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-57531913558085497302010-02-22T13:39:58.347+13:002010-02-22T13:39:58.347+13:00You can rule out heavy metal poisoning and B defic...You can rule out heavy metal poisoning and B deficiencies with blood tests. An infection might show an abnormal white/t cell count. Parasite may or may not show up on a test. But all these tests are expensive . . . let&#39;s just drug Gollum . . . with drugs, that may make him worse, even if to us he&#39;s more manageable!Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06236789045185504460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-14952065773533226632010-02-22T13:39:23.372+13:002010-02-22T13:39:23.372+13:00You can rule out heavy metal poisoning and B defic...You can rule out heavy metal poisoning and B deficiencies with blood tests. An infection might show an abnormal white/t cell count. Parasite may or may not show up on a test. But all these tests are expensive . . . let&#39;s just drug Gollum . . . with drugs, that may make him worse, even if to us he&#39;s more manageable!radiantsunhttp://radiantsun.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-75044589393027888762010-02-18T19:37:51.817+13:002010-02-18T19:37:51.817+13:00If you really want to see some aberrant behaviour ...If you really want to see some aberrant behaviour in fictional characters, check out Winnie the Pooh:<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1068391.stmWill de Cleenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555957698892853110noreply@blogger.com